Best Free Poker Sites: Join And Play

Here's the list of the best free poker sites rated for you by our team:

10. Party Poker

This is one of the many sites that had to say good-bye to their US customers when the US gambling legislation changed. Party Poker, however, has survived and the volume of players is still great. Player competition is quite soft and the atmosphere is friendly, but of course at higher limit tables the battle heats up quite a bit. The software is high quality and user-friendly, but the "instant play" option offers less features. To enjoy full functionality you'll need to download and install their software. Instant play available.

9. Cake Poker

Cake Poker is a small but friendly site that accepts players from all over the world. Their educational section could do with a bit more guidelines and tips, but they probably thought that there's plenty of info on the internet.Cake Poker software will appeal to players that like multi-tabling. You can open more than 24 tables at once and easily manage them, because the windows are conveniently resizable. Just hope that your computer will manage that many tables at once.The animation is quite eye-pleasing, so you won't get annoyed or tired too quickly.Warning: the whole cake theme is cute, but can be slightly distracting if you have a sweet-tooth or if you’re not in perpetual want of a birthday party. Instant play available.

8. Carbon Poker

One of the very few US-friendly poker rooms, so if you're American or like competing against the US players, Carbon Poker will suit you. Also, it ensures pretty heavy traffic, so you can find about 10,000 players at peak hours. The site offers only downloadable client, so you'll need to do some saving and installing before you get to play.However they compensate for this by the variety of poker games that they offer and the possibility to create your own tournaments. Instant play unavailable.

7. Unibet

With the selection of languages offered at Unibet, this poker room has an obvious pro-European approach. Even Polish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish players get the possibility to choose their native tongue. As for the software and design, it's a typical poker room that focuses on the gameplay and not fancy looks. At the same time, if the player needs his statistics or information about pot sizes and hand histories, they are always easy to get. Speedy players can take advantage of the multi-tabling feature andthe site will handle up to 8 tables at once and you can be sure that the software will be stable if your computer can handle things. Instant play available.

6. RedKings

Being a part of the elite OnGame network, RedKings often has visitors from the bigger poker sites, so you'll surely find someone to play against.Red King’s software has been known to have its share of glitches in the past, but now it runs perfectly.The no-download version is only available to Mac and Linux users and the color palette is a bit of an eye-sore, but the cards are easy to distinguish and the avatar animations are bearable. This poker room feels more like a place to hang out than to combat, so if you're not training for the next WSOP tournament, you'll be good there. However if you find the pace of the game to be too slow, a maximum of 12 tables can be opened simultaneously to your heart's delight. Instant play available.

5. WSOP Poker

If your heart skips a beat when you hear WSOP, you'll be delighted to join their official poker site. Rather predictably, it's one of the busiest sites. This is also due to the fact that poker.wsop.com is a part of the busy 888 Poker network. They also make use of the 888 software which has recently undergone some serious improvements. Multi-tabling is well-organized with customizable windows that can be arranged according to your preference. Tagging other players with your own witty indicators is also easy-peasy. The software will run smoothly whatever you do, so have fun. Instant play unavailable.

4. Full Tilt Poker

After its glorious comeback in Nov 2012, Full Tilt Poker remains one of the top poker sites, being second only to Poker Stars. This means huge traffic, quality software and different types of games. Some new players are often intimidated by such prominent site names and avoid them. Others think that it's easier to get lost in the crowd, so fishes do visit the site. However, if you're after a softer game, try some other poker room. As for the software, it's really great: something to be used as a standard for the best free poker sites. It's a shame though, that instant play is unavailable.

3. InterPoker

In the past, many players complained that the gameplay at InterPoker was too slow and the players' base was too small. Both problems have since beenresolved and InterPoker is a busy and active community. There are many good players, but fishes can still be found, and generally the competition is quite soft. Most players are hanging out at Texas Hold'em tables, but the leaderboards clearly show that there are people in other sections too. The software is OK: graphics are not extraordinary, but the performance is stable. And if you like chip animations and playing with color settings, you'll have a bit of fun. Instant play available.

2. 888 Poker

We can start with a little reminder about how 2011 EGR called 888 Poker "Best Poker Operator of the Year". Today is 2013, and the site hasn't lowered the bar: The players get to enjoy the upgraded software and choose from cash games and tournaments (including webcam tournaments), so usually you get seated pretty fast. When the poker room is a part of the online casino, some roulette and slot players inevitably try their hand at poker, so plenty of players in all categories and lots of action. Instant play available.

1. Titan Poker

The biggest site on the iPoker network with fast and reasonably loose games, and its one of the best free poker sites. This is due to the great number of amateurs, so if you're a confident player, you'll feel somewhat superior. Titan is in fact titanic, and it has something for everyone: different types of poker, ring games and tournaments for players of various skill levels. Their poker education system is a great idea, but pretty much boils down to a slide show tutorial: an introduction to the basics of poker. Advanced players will find it useless as there are no cool tips to learn, but complete beginners can totally make use of it. Instant play available.